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Revision as of 17:20, 21 December 2020
This page is for the original release. For the remaster, see Pharaoh: A New Era.
General information
- Pharaoh Heaven community site
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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The basegame using simple disc-check. The Cleopatra expansion utilize SecuROM V4 DRM disc check. |
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GOG.com |
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Includes expansion Cleopatra |
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Steam |
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Includes expansion Cleopatra |
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- The GOG.com version includes the expansion Queen of the Nile: Cleopatra, the latest patch and is fixed to run on modern computers.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Queen of the Nile: Cleopatra |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Pharaoh Enhancement Pack 1.2 enables the in-game Mission Editor and fixes various issues. (Already included in the GOG and Steam versions).
Skip intro videos
Instructions[1]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Binks\High
- Rename, move or delete this file:
Intro_big.bik
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- For Pharaoh with Cleopatra (available from GOG or Steam):
- Download Pharaoh Resizer (French version)
- Place it in the same folder where
Pharaoh.exe
is
- Open
PharaohResizer.exe
, set the desired resolution and save the new executable in the same folder of Pharaoh.exe
- Use the new executable file to play
- If the game crashes you may need to choose another resolution
- For Pharaoh without Cleopatra replace
Pharaoh.exe
with this file.
Change color depth[2]
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- Change the colour depth of the display to 16-bit
- For Windows 8 and newer, enable the following compatibility settings for the
Pharaoh.exe file (located in <path-to-game> : Reduced color mode (16-bit color) .
- For Windows Vista and 7, change the colour mode through the Screen resolution settings in the Control Panel.
- For Windows XP, change the colour mode through the Display settings in the Control Panel.
- Download the patched files and extract them into
<path-to-game> .
- Launch the game.
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PharaohStarter.exe[3]
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An application that automatically changes the colour depth to 16-bit and starts Pharaoh in a window. After the game is closed the color depth returns to 32-bit.
- Download the launcher.
- Extract the contents of the download to
<path-to-game> .
- Run the game using
PharaohStarter.exe .
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sliders for Music, Speech, Effects and City Ambient. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Not during cutscenes |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Fan translation. |
Italian |
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Polish |
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Local retail version only |
Spanish |
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Swedish |
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Local retail version only |
Issues fixed
Unable to load function; Ft_thunk (Kernell32.dll)
Game freezes / movies not playing
Force only one CPU core to run the game[5]
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- Download ImageCFG.
- Extract the contents of the download to
<path-to-game> .
- Open a text editor (ex. Notepad) and paste in the following:
@echo off
if not exist Pharaoh.exe goto end
if exist Pharaoh.exe.bak goto end
copy Pharaoh.exe Pharaoh.exe.bak
imagecfg -u Pharaoh.exe
imagecfg -a 0x1 Pharaoh.exe
pause
:end
4. Save the file with the .bat extension and place it in <path-to-game> .
5. Run this file to launch the game.
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Stop Pharaoh from freezing[7]
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- Download the "Pharaoh v1.2 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE" from "http://www.gamecopyworld.eu/games/pc_pharaoh.shtml" (or in your language from the list)
- Add it the installation folder and double-click it - this will patch your Pharaoh.EXE file to play the game without the CD and Fix the .EXE to stop freezing (in my case it worked over all other work-arounds)
- Hopefully this fixed your problem as it did me. Play and enjoy!
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DirectDraw |
6 |
[citation needed] |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 133 MHz
| Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
360 MB |
630 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
1 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible | |
Notes
References